I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.
TOM PETTYThere goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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I don’t understand the ones that have no sense of hope and invest in hate. That’s not gonna work out, you know? It’s a waste of your time!
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If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
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I’m not any happier anywhere than when I’m in the studio. I’m over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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You get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don’t take life for granted any more. I’m really glad to be here.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
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I like a good beer. Of course, I’ll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of real ale! Thank god for long-necked bottles, the angel’s remedy.
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Some grow young, some grow cold.
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A rebel without a clue.
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If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
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Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
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I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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